Sam Clovis of Morningside

Donald Trump hired Sam Clovis of Morningside College in Iowa as a political strategist after he left Rick Perry's unsuccessful campaign. Inside Higher Education provides insight on the implications of a college professor joining a conservative politician's campaign staff, with responses to the article questioning why a conservative professor's role would be highlighted when many liberal professors are involved in campaigns but don't receive the same attention. A defender of the U.S. Constitution and advocate for religious freedom while a professor, he now supports Trump's proposed ban on Muslims, including current students who return to their home countries and then try to return to study. Clovis is quoted as saying, "nothing in the Constitution bars discrimination based on religion against those outside the United States." Wow! You mean religious freedom is important enough to be a Constitutional right for U.S. citizens but not others around the world? In addition to this interesting stand, Clovis indicated to Inside Higher Education that Trump is working on a revolutionary plan for higher education. I'll go ahead and be political - that Trump is even looking into higher education as part of his campaign strategy is terrifying.